Energy resources and power production for kids to understand by cocept and doing work on the work sheet. A new trend of education in United Arab Emirates.

1. Pakistan Social Studies
Class 6th
By Raja Naeem sarwar
Pakistan Education Academy United Arab Emirates
Power Resources of Pakistan
and South Asia
Chapter No 10

2. Power Resources of Pakistan
Overview
 Introduction
 Power generating firms in Pakistan
 Sources of energy in Pakistan
 Energy crises in Pakistan

3. Introduction
Production of electricity is known as power production.

4. Power generating firm in Pakistan
1. WAPDA: It generates 11399 MW electricity
by hydel power plants and thermal power
plants.
2. IPP: It generates 6374MW energy by thermal
power plants.
3. Nuclear Power Plant: It only generates 462
MW electricity.

6. Energy Crises in Pakistan
The demand of energy increases with the
increase in population.
2266 MW electricity is required while we are
producing only 20190 MW.
Pakistan is facing 2000 MW electricity short
fall.

7. Work Sheet
a. Write the names of three methods which are used
in Pakistan to produce electricity:
1. _____________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________

8. Thermal power plants

9. Hydel power plants

10. Nuclear power production

11. Draw and label the map of South Asian Countries

12. Fill the blanks by reading page 44-45
1. In 1971 the electricity production was-----------giga -
waat hours.
2.From 1991 to 2007 the annual consumption increased
from 31,500 gwh to-----------------giga waat hours.
3. The largest dam of Pakistan is known as---------------------.
4.Electricity is measured in------------------.
5.One giga watt is equal to---------------------waats.
6. There are ----------------nuclear power plants in Pakistan.

13. Power projects in South Asian Countries
1. Write the important dams of India
a) -----------------------------------
b) ------------------------------------
c) ------------------------------------
2.Write the important dams of Pakistan
a) -----------------------------------------
b) ----------------------------------------

14. Write the name of important dams of
3. Write the name of important dams of Sri Lanka
a) ---------------------------------------------------------
b) ------------------------------------------------------------
4.Write the name of important dams of Nepal
a. ---------------------------------------------------------
b. ----------------------------------------------------------
5. Write the name of important dams of Bangladesh
a) -------------------------------------------------------------------
b) --------------------------------------------------------------------

15. Short Questions
Q no 1.How electricity is produced in Pakistan?
Ans: In Pakistan electricity is produced by
a) Thermal power plants
b) Hydro power plants
c) Nuclear power plants
Q no 2.The actual percentage of hydropower produced
decreasing in Pakistan. What is your idea about it?
Ans: Pakistan has great potential to produced electricity by
hydropower plants. Unfortunately we have low storage
water capacity that’s why power producing capacity is
decreasing.

16. Short Questions
Q no3. What other purpose do these great dams fulfill?
Ans: Dams are source of water storage, in dry season it fulfills
the water requirements for irrigation. It is source of fishing
and flood control during rainy season.
Q no 4. How thermal power plant works?
Ans: Burning oil or gas turns water in the huge boilers into
steam. This passes under great pressure into turbines. The
turbines turn the dynamos which produce electricity.

17. Short Questions
Q no5. How Hydel power plant works?
Ans: When water from higher area to lower area flows and
passes under great pressure into turbines. The turbines turn
the dynamos which produce electricity.
Q no6. How Nuclear power plant works?
Ans: When water is heated in a nuclear power plant. This passes
under great pressure into turbines. The turbines turn the
dynamos which produce electricity.